Economic Stimulus Checks for Americans
Thursday, February 14, 2008 – 4:51 pmStarting in May, the Treasury will begin sending economic stimulus payments to more than 130 million individuals. The stimulus payments will go out through the late spring and summer. For more, read this Fact Sheet from the IRS.
See also this FACT SHEET from the U. S. Department of the Treasury: Examples of How the Economic Growth Act of 2008 will Benefit Americans
4 Responses to “Economic Stimulus Checks for Americans”
Why is it that parents can’t claim their children until they reach the age of 18 years old. I have twins that will graduate from high school in May of 2008, but they turned 18 on March 2, 2008, I am still responsible for them until they graduate, why is it that the government stop you from claiming them at the age of 17? I am asingle parent and this is just not a fair system.
By Marilyn Bush on Apr 27, 2008
The definition of a qualifying child is the one used for purposes of claiming the child tax credit outlined by the IRS regulations.
Specifically, the child must be under age 17 as of December 31 and be the taxpayer’s qualifying child for dependency exemption deduction purposes.
A qualifying child, for purposes of the stimulus check, generally is a child who was under age 17 at the end of 2007, did not provide over one-half of his or her own support, lived with you for more than one-half of 2007, and has a Social Security Number.
To qualify, a child must be under age 17 as of Dec. 31, 2007.
For more information about the subject of a “qualifying child”, call 1-866-234-2942.
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/k1040a3.pdf
Or Contact the IRS
http://www.irs.gov/contact/index.html
Telephone Assistance
1-800-829-1040
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. your local time (Alaska & Hawaii follow Pacific Time).
http://www.irs.gov/help/article/0,,id=96730,00.html
Local IRS Office:
Spokane 920 W. Riverside
Spokane, WA 99201
Monday-Friday - 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
(509) 353-0508
To lobby for a change in the regulations, contact your elected Federal Officials. To find your elected officials, use this Citizen’s Directory of Elected Officials published by the Spokane League of Women Voters. It provides contact information for Spokane and Washington elected officials for all levels of government.
http://www.lwvwa.org/spokane/SPOTry%2008.pdf
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By Federal Government Librarian on Apr 29, 2008
I’m inquiring about when my stimulus check is put into my so I can pay bills. Since I’d received my other federal check,etc
Thank you! Jan
By Jan Hittle on May 23, 2008
A small percentage of returns will require additional time to process and to compute a stimulus payment amount.
If you have any questions about your payment, please call the toll-free Rebate Hotline at
1-866-234-2942.
http://www.irs.gov/irs/article/0,,id=180250,00.html
By Federal Government Librarian on Jun 6, 2008